Organosilicon acylamino compounds and process for producing the same



ORGAN OSILICON ACYLAMINO COMFOUNDS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEEdward L. Moreliouse, Snyde n-N.Y., assignor to UnionCarbideCorporation, a: corporation ofNew York N Drawing. ApplicationOctober 12, I956" Serial No. 615,448 I 14 Claims. (Cl. 260448.8)

The present invention relates to organosilicon compounds and toprocesses for their production. More particularly, this invention is;concerned with organosilicon compounds containing among other possiblefunctional groups an acylamino group of the type represented. by thestructural formula:

-M o-R-uNH- 1 wherein R. is an alkylene,. arylene or. alkenylene groupor divalent heterocyclic ring, M is a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, anOR group, a E Sl(CH NH-' group (i.e. when the acylamino'group is a ESKCH2) nNH-iJ-R-iJ-NH-group) (a) is an integer that has a value of atleast 3' and is preferably 3 or 4, and R is an. alkyl or an aryl group,which is linked to a silicon atomthrough. apolymethylene chaincontaining. at least three carbon. atoms, as new compositions of matter.The invention. is. also concerned with processes for producing. said'.organosilicon. com! pounds and with uses thereof.

The present invention is. based, in part, upon my dis.- covery thatsilicon compounds containing an a'cylamino group of the type representedby structural Formula 1 which is attached to a. silicon atom through apolymeth? ylene linkage that contains at least three carbon atoms can beproduced by the reaction of at least one organosilicon compoundcontaining at least one aminoalkylsilyl grouping (i.e. a NH (CH SiEgrouping wherein ('a) .has the abovedescribed meaning) with adicarboxylic organic acid, a diester of a dicarhoxylic organic acid, adicarboxylic organic acid halide or the anhydride of. a dicarboxylic.organic. acid'asrepresented by the following equations: 7

(3 followed by, if desired,

. followed by, if desired,

wherein R, R' and (a) have the above-defined meanings and G. is ahalogen atom.v

According. to my studies the reation represented by Equationl is ageneral one and is applicable toall organosiliconcompounds which containthe aminoalkylsilyl grouping depicted above. Suitable for use in myprocess are the aminoalkylalkoxysilanes and the aminoalkylpolysiloxanes,including copolymeric materials which wherein R" represents an alkylgroup such as the methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl groups and the like,or an aryl group such as the phenyl, naphthyl and tolyl groups or anaralkyl groupsuch as abenzyl group and the like, X represents an alkoxygroup such as the methoxy,.eth oxy, propoXy groups, 2-ethy1hexoxy groupand. the like, (a) is an integer having a value of at least 3 andpreferably a" value of from 3 to 4 and (b) is an integer having a value.of from 0 to 2 and preferably a value of from 0 to -.l. Illustrative ofsuch aminoalkylalkoxysilanes are gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane,gamma-amino.- propylrriethyldiethoxysilane,gamma-aminopropylethyldiethoxysilane, gammaaminopropylphenyldiethoxysilane, delta-aminobutyltriethoxysilane,delta-aminobutylmethyldiethoxysilane,delta-aminobutylethyldiethoxysilane,delta-aminobutylphenyldiethoxysilane and the like.

Typical of the aminoalkylpolysiloxanes suitable for use as myorganosilicon starting materials are those polysiloxanes which containthe structural unit:

$II. H2N(CHZ) .si0 T (7) wherein R", (a) and (b) have the same valuesdescribed above. Such polysiloxanes are prepared by the hydrolysis andcondensation of those aminoalkylalkoxysilanes described above or by thecohydrolysis and cocondensation of such aminoalkylalkoxysilanes' withother hydrolyzable silanes and can include aminoalkylpolysiloxanes ofthe trifunctional variety (i.e. Where b=0), aminoalkylalkylpolysiloxanesand aminoalkylarylpolysiloxanes of the difunctional variety whichinclude cyclic or linear polysiloxanes (i.e. where b=1) and linearaminoalkyldialkyldisiloxanes, aminoalkyldiaryldisiloxanes andaminoalkylalkaryldisiloxanes of the monofunctional variety (i.e. whereb=2) as well as the mixture of compounds produced by the cohydrolysis ofdifunctional and 'trifunctional aminoalkylalkoxysilanes.

Suitable starting aminoalkylpolysiloxanes of the trifunctional varietycan be more specifically depicted as containing the structural unit:

wherein (a) has the value previously described, Z represents an hydroxyland/or alkoxy group and (c) has an average value of from O to 1 or ashigh as 2 but preferably from 0.1 to 1.0. Aminoalkylpolysiloxanes ofthis variety which are essentially free of silicon-bonded alkoxy orhydroxyl groups (i.e. where c=) can be prepared by the completehydrolysis and complete condensation of aminoalkyltrialkoxysilanes,whereas aminoalkylpolysiloxanes which contain silicon-bonded alkoxygroups can be prepared by the partial hydrolysis and completecondensation of the same starting silanes. On the other hand,aminoalkylpolysiloxanes' which contain siliconbonded hydroxyl groups canbe prepared by the complete hydrolysis and partial condensation of thesame aminoalkyltrialkoxysilanes. By way of illustration, agammaaminopropylpolysiloxane containing siliconbonded ethoxy groups canbe prepared by hydrolyzing gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane with anamount of water insuflicient to react with all of the silicon-bondedethoxy groups present on the starting silane and subsequently condensingthe hydrolyzate so formed to produce the desired polymer.

Suitable starting aminoalkylpolysiloxanes of the difunctional varietywhich include cyclic and linear polysiloxanes can be more specificallydefined by the structural formula:

HZN(CH2) .sio a (9) wherein R" and (a) have the values previouslydescribed and (d) is an integer having a value of at least 3 and can beas high as 7 for the cyclic aminoalkylpolysiloxanes and higher for thelinear aminoalkylpolysiloxanes. Such cyclic and linearaminoalkylpolysiloxanes can be prepared by the hydrolysis andcondensation of aminoalkylalkyldiethoxysilanes oraminoalkylaryldiethoxysilanes. In carrying out the hydrolysis andcondensation procedures there is produced a product containing a mixtureof cyclic and linear polysiloxanes from which the desired polysiloxanecan be recovered. Illustrative of the cyclic aminoalkylsiloxanessuitable for use as the organosilicon starting material in my processare the cyclic tetramer of garnma-aminopropylmethylsiloxane, the cyclictetramer of delta-aminobutylphenylsiloxane and the like. Illustrative oflinear aminoalkylpolysiloxanes suitable for use as the organosiliconstarting material in my process are gamma-aminopropylmethylpolysiloxane,gamma-arninopropylethylpolysiloxane, deltaaminobutylmethylpolysiloxaneand the like.

Included among the linear aminoalkylpolysiloxanes suitable for use asthe organosilicon starting material in my process are the alkyl, alkoxyand hydroxyl end blocked polysiloxanes which contain from 1 to 3 of suchgroups bonded to the terminal silicon atoms of the molecules comprisingthe polymeric chains. Thus I can also employ as my starting materialssuch linear end-blocked aminoalkylpolysiloxanes as monoethoxyend-blocked gamma-aminopropylethylpolysiloxane or methyldiethoxysilylend-blocked delta-aminobutylmethylpolysiloxane ormonoethoxydimethylsilyl end-blocked gamma-aminopropylphenylpolysiloxaneand the like. The end-blocked linear aminoalkylalkylpolysiloxanesandaminoalkylarylpolysiloxanes useful in my process can be prepared bythe equilibration of cyclic aminoalkylsiloxanes with silicon compoundscontaining predominantly silicon-bonded alkoxy groups, or by thecohydrolysis and condensation of trialkylalkoxysilanes withaminoalkylalkyldiethoxysilanes, or aminoalkylaryldiethoxysilanes.Hydroxyl endblocked linear polysiloxanes can also be prepared by heatinglinear or cyclic aminoalkylpolysiloxanes with water.

The copolymeric aminoalkylpolysiloxanes which can be employed asstarting materials can be depicted as containing both the structuralunits:

wherein R", (a) and (b) have the values described above and (e) is aninteger having a value of from 0 to 2. The copolymers suitable for useas the organosilicon starting material in my process can contain variouscombined siloxane units such as trifunctional aminoalkylsiloxane units(where b=0) with trifunctional alkyl-, arylor mixed alkylandarylsiloxane units (where e=0) or with difunctional alkyl-, aryl-, ormixed alkyland arylsiloxane units (where e=1). These copolymers can alsocontain various combined siloxane units; difunctional aminoalkylsiloxaneunits (where b=1) with trifunctional alkyl-, arylor mixed alkylandarylsiloxane units (where e=0) or with difunctional alkyl-, aryl, ormixed alkyland arylsiloxane units (where 2:1).

Those copolymers which contain trifunctional aminoalkylsiloxane unitsand other siloxane units are pref- 'erably prepared by the cohydrolysisand cocondensation of the corresponding alkoxysilane starting materials.Such copolymers can contain silicon-bonded alkoxy or hydroxyl groups orthey can comprise essentially completely condensed materials. The linearand cyclic copolymeric siloxanes are preferably prepared by the separatehydrolysis and condensation of an aminoalkylalkyldialkoxysilane oraminoalkylaryldialkoxysilane and the dialkyldialkoxysilane ordiaryldialkoxysilane to cyclic aminoalkylsiloxanes and cyclicdialkylsiloxanes or diarylsiloxanes and subsequently equilibratingmixtures of such cyclic siloxanes to linear copolymers. Such linearcopolymers can also contain chain-terminating or endblocking groups suchas alkyl, alkoxy or hydroxyl groups. The equilibration will also producesome copolymeric cyclic siloxanes.

The aminoalkylalkoxysilanes and aminoalkylpolysiloxanes as well ascopolymers containing aminoalkylsiloxane and hydrocarbylsiloxane unitsare all disclosed and claimed as new compositions of matter in copendingU.S. application Serial Nos. 615,466; 615,481, now abandoned, 615,483,now abandoned, and 615,507, filed concurrently herewith. Processes forproducing such compounds are also disclosed and claimed in saidcopending applications.

We have found that the reactions represented by Equations 2a through 5bare generally applicable to all dicarboxylic organic acids and the acidhalide, di-ester and anhydride derivatives thereof. These compounds areorganic dicarbonyl compounds that may be represented by the structuralformula:

R(CO) M' 11) wherein M is (OH) (i.e. when R(CO) M' is a dicarboxylicacid), G where G is a halogen atom (i.e. when R(CO) M' is the acidhalide of a dicarboxylic acid), (OR') where R is an alkyl or an arylgroup (i.e. when iR(CO) M' is a 2 di-ester of a dicarboxylic acid) or anoxygen atom (i.e. when R(CO) M' is the anhydride of a dicarbcxylicorganic acid and R has the above-defined meaning. These organicdicarbonyl compounds that are useful as starting materials in producingthe compositions of this invention are depicted more specifically instructural Formulae 12 through 15 below.

Typical of the dicarboxylic organic acids that are useful as startingmaterials in producing the compositions of this invention arethosecompounds represented by the structural formula:

HOOCRCOOH (12) wherein R is an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, anarylene group or a divalent heterocyclic ring. The lattermentioneddivalent heterocyclic rings represented by R may contain carbon and atleast one other element such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. The groupsand rings represented by R in these startingrnaterials may contain suchsubstituents as one or more nitro groups, halogen atoms, alkoxy groups,cyano groups, amino groups, hydrocarbylthio (e.g. methylthio, CH S)groups, the

above-mentioned divalent, heterocyclic rings and the like.

Illustrative of these acids are oxalic acid, saturated aliphaticdicarboxylic acids such as succinic, malonic, adipic and sebacic acidsand the like, olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such asmaleic,.fumaric, and l-decene- 1, l0-dicarboxylic acids and the like,dicarboxy substituted aromatic compounds such as ortho-, metaandpara-phthalic acids, the isomeric dicarboxy substituted naphthalenes andthe like, dicarboxy substituted heterocyclic ring compounds such asquinolinic acid, and the like. I prefer to use as starting materialsdicarboxylic organic acids that may be represented by structural Formula12 wherein R is an alkylene or an alkenylene group that contains from 1to 12 or as high as 20 carbon atoms or a phenylene group.

Typical of the di-esters of dicarboxylic organic acids that are usefulas starting materials in producing the compositions of this inventionare those compounds represented by the structural formula:

R'OOCRCOOR' (13) wherein R and R have the above-defined meanings. Theseesters may be considered as derivatives of the acids represented bystructural Formula 12. Illustrative of these esters are dimethyloxalate, alkyl and aryl esters of saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acidssuch as diethyl succinate, diphenyl malonate, ditolyl adipate and thelike,

alkyl and aryl esters of olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acidssuch as diethylmaleate, diphenyl fumarate, and the like, dicarbalkoxyand dicarbaryloxy substitutedbenzene and naphthalene compounds such asdioctyl phthalate and the isomeric dicarbophenoxy naphthalenes. I preferto use as starting materials esters of dicarboxylic organic acids thatmay be represented by structural Formula 13 wherein R is an alkylene oran alkenylene group that contains from 1 to 12 or as high as 20 carbonatoms or a phenylene group and R" is a lower alkyl or a phenyl group.

Typical of the dicarboxylic organic acid halides that are useful asstarting materials in producing the compositions of this invention arethose compositions represented by the structural formula:

wherein R has the above-defined meaning and G is a halogen atoms Theseacid halides may be considered as derivatives of the acids representedby the structural Formula 12. -I1lustrative of these acid halides arethe acid halides of oxalic acid, the acid halides of saturated aliphaticdicarboxylic acids such as the acid chloride of malonic acid 0 o toliaonhou baryloxy substituted benzene and naphthalene compounds such asthe acid chlorides of the isomeric phthalic acids and the like. I preferto use as starting materials acid halides that are represented bystructural Formula 14, wherein R is an alkylene group that contains from1 to 12 or. as high as 20 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group thatcontains from 2 to 12 carbon atoms or as high as 20 carbon atoms, or aphenylene group, and G is a bromine atom or more preferably a chlorineatom.

Typical of the anhydrides of dicarboxylic organic acids that are usefulas starting materials in producing the compositions of this inventionare those compositions that are represented by the structural formula:

R(co),o (1

wherein R has the above-defined meaning. These anhydrides may beconsidered as derivatives of the acid represented by the structuralFormula 12. Illustrative of these anhydrides are the anhydride of oxalicacid, the anhydride of saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such asthe anhydride of succinic, maleic and adipic acids and the like, theanhydrides of olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids such as maleicanhydride and the like, the anhydrides of dicarboxy-substituted aromaticcompounds such as the isomeric phthalic anhydrides and the anhydrides ofdicarboxy-substituted heterocyclic ring compounds. I prefer to use asstarting materials anhydrides of dicarboxylic organic acids that may berepresented by the structural Formula 15 wherein R is an alkylene groupthat contains from 1 to 12 or as high as 20 carbon atoms, an alkenylenegroup that contains from 2 to 12 or as high as 20 carbon atoms or aphenylene group.

I may also use as starting materials in producing the compositions ofthis invention derivatives of the compounds represented by thestructural Formula 12 wherein one of the carboxy groups has been reactedwith the aminoalkylsilyl grouping of an organosilicon compound toproduce an acylaminoalkylsilyl grouping, derivatives of the diesters ofdicarboxylic organic acids represented by structural Formula 13 whereinone of the COOR groups of theester has been reacted with anaminoalkylsilyl grouping of an organosilicon compound to produce anacylaminoalkylsilyl grouping, derivatives of the dicarboxylic organicacid halides represented by structural Formula 14 wherein one of the COGgroups of-the acid halide has been reacted with the aminoalkylsilylgrouping of an organosilicon compound to produce an acylaminoalkylsilylgrouping and derivatives of the anhydrides of dicarboxylic acidsrepresented by structural Formula 15, which derivatives are produced byreacting the anhydrides with an organosilicon compound that contains anaminoalkylsilyl grouping and producing the derivative which contains anacylaminoalkylsilyl grouping and a carboxyl group.

It is often preferable to use derivatives of organic acids, rather thanthe organic acids themselves, as starting materials in producing thecompositions of this invention. One reason for this preference is theformation of salts as intermediates when organic acids are used. Thesesalts are converted to the compositions of this invention but, sincethese salts are often solids, processing difficulties, such as the needfor agitation to suspend the solid salts, are encountered. Conversely,when the organic starting material is unsaturated, I prefer to usealphaattests .beta olefinically unsaturated dicarboxylic organicacids asstarting materials rather than the diester acid halide and anhydridederivatives thereof. It was found that rather than undergoing thedesired reaction to form an amide, the aminoalkylsilicon compounds usedas reactants often added to the double bond of derivatives of organicacid, a dicarboxylic organic acid halide or the anhydride of adicarboxylic organic acid and maintaining the mixture at a temperatureat which the organosilicon compound and the dicarboxylic organic acid, adiester of a dicarboxylic organic acid, a dicarboxylic organic acidhalide or the anhydride of a dicarboxyiic organic acid react to producean organosilicon compound containing an acylamino group the nitrogenatom of which is attached to a silicon atom by a polymethylene chaincontaining at least three carbon atoms.

The relative amounts of the organosilicon compounds containing theaminoalkylsilyl grouping and the acids or derivatives thereof (i.e. adicarboxylic organic acid, a diester of a dicarboxylic organic acid, adicarboxylic organic acid halide or the anhydride of a dicarboxylicorganic acid) used as starting materials in our process are not narrowlycritical. I can employ for each gram atom of nitrogen present in ourstarting organosilicon com pound from 1 to 10 chemical equivalents(based on the carbonyl groups present in the COOH group of the acid, orin the COG group of the acid halide, or in the COOR group of the ester,or in the COOOO group of the anhydride) of the starting acid orderivative thereof. However, an excess of the acid or derivative thereofused as a starting material is not desirable unless the unreactedportion of the acid or derivative thereof can be readily removed fromthe reaction mixture at the completion of the desired reaction (e.g.when a volatile dicarboxylic organic acid is used as a startingmaterial). I prefer to employ for each gram atom of nitrogen present inour starting organosilicon compound one chemical equivalent (based onthe carbonyl groups present in the --COOH group of the acid, or in theCOG group of the acid halide, or in the COOR group of the ester, or inthe --COOOC group of the anhydride) of the starting acid or derivativethereof. Relative amounts of our starting materials other than thosedescribed can be employed; however, no commensurate advantage is gainedthereby.

The reaction between our starting compounds can be carried out attemperatures which are not narrowly critical and which can vary over awide range. I can employ temperatures of from as low as C. totemperatures as high as 300 C.; however, we prefer to conduct thereaction at temperatures of from about 25 C. to about 150 C. Othertemperatures may be used but no commensurate advantage is gainedthereby. At temperatures below about 0 C. the rate of the reaction isextremely slow and at temperatures above 300 C. undesirable sidereactions tend to occur.

The reaction between organosilicon compounds containing theaminoalkylsilyl grouping and the acid or derivatives thereof ispreferably carried out with a liquid organic compound in which thestarting materials are mutually soluble and which is non-reactivetherewith.

When aminoalkylalkoxysilanes are used as starting materials in producingthe compositions of this invention the 8 7 liquid organic compoundwithin which the reaction represented by Equation 1 may be conducted ispreferably a compound that is miscible with water. The use of a liquidorganic compound that dissolves the aminoalkylalkoxysilane and acid oracid anhydrides starting materials that is miscible with water was foundto minimize the hydrolysis of the alkoxy groups of theaminoalkylalkoxysilane starting material by the water produced in thereaction of the aminoalkylalkoxysilane and the acid or acid anhydride asrepresented by Equation 1. Illustrative of such liquid organic compoundsare cyclic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and compound that arerepresented by the formula R O(CH CH O) R"' wherein R' is an alkylgroup, or a hydrogen atom that contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and xis an integer that has a value of from 1 to 2.

When aminoalkylpolysiloxanes are used as starting materials in producingthe compounds of this invention, the liquid organic compound withinwhich the reaction represented by Equation 1 may be conducted ispreferably one that is not miscible with water. Liquid organic compoundsof the latter type are particularly useful in separating water from thereaction mixture. Illustrative of these liquid organic compounds arepetroleum ether and aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene andxylene.

When producing the compositions of this invention it is oftenadvantageous to remove the non-silicon containing compound that my beproduced along with the compositions of this invention continuously fromthe reaction mixture.

Pressures lower than atmospheric pressure may be used to aid in theremoval of non-silicon containing compounds produced along with thecompositions of this invention continuously from the reaction mixture.This method is especially effective in removing the hydogen halidesproduced when acid halides are used as reactants.

When dicarboxylic organic acids are used as starting materials inproducing the compositions of this invention, water is the non-siliconcontaining compound produced along with the compositions of thisinvention. This water may be removed from the reaction mixture by addinga liquid organic compound which forms an azeotrope with water to thereaction mixture and then heating the reaction mixture to a temperaturesufiiciently elevated to volatilize the azeotrope. The volatilizedazeotrope may be condensed, the condensate freed of water to produce andanhydrous liquid organic compound and the anhydrous liquid organiccompound may be returned to the reaction mixture. Liquid organiccompounds which form azeotropes with water that are useful in removingthe water formed along with the compositions of this invention arebenzene, toluene, xylene and the like.

The amount of the liquid organic compound, that forms an azeotrope withthe water formed when producing the compositions of this invention, usedin my process is not narrowly critical. Amounts of the liquid organiccompounds from 10 parts to 500 parts by weight per parts by weight ofthe organosilicon compound that contains the aminoalkylsilyl groupingand the dicarboxylic organic acid used as starting materials are usefulbut amounts of the liquid organic compounds of from 20 parts to 100parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the organosilicon compoundthat contains the aminoalkylsilyl grouping and the dicarboxylic organicacid used as starting materials are preferred. Other amounts of theliquid organic compounds may be used but no commensurate advantage isgained thereby.

Hydrophilic absorbents and absorbents such as silica gel and activatedalumina may be added to the reaction mixture to remove the water.

When dicarboxylic organic acid halides are used as starting materials inproducing the compositions of this invention, tertiary amines, such aspyridine, quinoline, and the like may be added to the reaction mixture.

OR group or a 9 These tertiary amines continuously remove the hydrogenhalides from the reaction mixtures as they are formed by combining withthem to form inert salts. It is desirable to remove these hydrogenhalides because they tend to catalyze or act as reactants in undesirableside reactions. Amounts of these tertiary amines of from 1 to times theamount stoichiometrically required to combine with the hydrogen halideto form a salt are useful but amounts of these amines of from 1 to 1.5times the amount stoichiometrically required to combine with thehydrogen halide are preferred. The amount of the tertiary amine used isnot narrowly critical provided that at least the stoichiornetricamountis used, and so other amounts may be used but no commensurateadvantage is gained thereby. I

When diesters of dicarhoxylic organic acids are used asstartingmaterials in producing the compositionsof this inventionalcohols or phenols are, produced along with the compositions of thisinvention. These alcohols and phenols may be removed from the reactionmixtures used in producing the compositions of this invention. Thus thealcohols may be removed by heating the reaction mixture to a temperaturesufliciently elevated to volatilize the alcohol.

The compounds of this invention are organosilicon compounds that containan acylamino group which is linked to a silicon atom through apolymethylene chain containing at least 3 carbon atoms. As used herein,the acylamino group is a group thatis represented by the structuralformula:

M(%-RCNH (16) wherein M and R have the above-defined meaning. Thecompounds of this invention contain the acylaminoalkylsilyl grouping.This acylaminoalkylsilyl grouping may be represented by the structuralformula:

M(%Rt-NH(GH2) aSiE (17) wherein M, R and (a) have the above-definedmeanings. The compounds of this invention that are produced from theaminoalkylalkoxysilanes that are represented by structural Formula 6 andthe dicarboxylic organic acids and derivatives thereof represented bystructural Formula 11 are acylaminoalkylalkoxysilanes that may berepresented by the structural formula:

M"i3-R c -NH CH2) .siiXM 18) wherein. M" is a hydroxyl group, a halogenatom, an

group and R, (a), R", (b) and X have the above-defined meanings,Illustrative of these acylaminoalkylalkoxysilanes aredelta-(alphacarbethoxyacetylamino)but-yl methyldiethoxysilane,delta-(alphacarbethoxyacetylamino) butyldimethylethoxysilane,gamma-(alphacarbethoxyacetylamino)-propylphenoldipropoxysilane and thelike. In the production of these silanes of my invention some or all ofthe silicon-bonded alkoxy groups of the silanes used as startingmaterials may hydrolyze to form "hydroxyl groups or siloxane bonds. Suchhydrolysis reactions are due to the presence of water in these reactionmixtures and the silanols of this invention so produced may berepresented by structural Formula 12 wherein R, (a); R", (b) and M havethe above-defined meanings, X is an alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group andat least one group. represented by X is a hydroxyl group.

The compounds of this invention that are produced from theaminoalkylpolysiloxanes that contain the structural units represented bystructural Formula 7 and the dicarboxylic organic acids and derivativesthereof repre- 10 .siloxane's that contain the structural unit that maybe represented by the structural formula:

wherein R, (a), R" and (b) have the above-defined meanings and M is ahydroxyl group, halogen atom, OR group or a Rllb The compounds of thisinvention that are produced from the aminoalkylpolysiloxanes thatcontain the structural unit represented by structural Formula 8 and thedicarboxylic organic acids and derivatives thereof represented bystructural Formula 11 are acylaminoalkylpolysiloxanes that contain thestructural unit that may be represented by the structural formula:

wherein R, (a), Z and (c) have the above-defined meanings and M" is ahydroxyl group, a halogenatom, an OR group or a group. Illustrative ofthese units are gamma-(alphacarbethoxyace'tylamino)propylhydroxysiloxaneunit, the gamma (alpha carbethoxyacetylamino)propylethoxyphenylsiloxaneunit and the like. The compounds of this invention that are producedfrom the copolymeric aminoalkylpolysiloxanes that contain the structuralunits represented by structural Formulae 7 and 10 and the dicarboxylicorganic acids and derivatives thereof represented by structural Formula11 are copolymeric acylaminoalkylpolysiloxanes that contain thestructural units represented by structural Formulae 10 and 19.

The compounds also find use as additives for known silicone products. ByWay of illustration the difunctional acylaminoalkylsiloxanes can beeither added to or equilibrated with dimethylpolysiloxanes to formmodified oils or gums. The trifunctional acylaminoalkylsiloxanes can beemployed themselves as thermosetting resins or they can be added tomethylphenylpolysiloxanes of the thermosetting type as modifiers. Suchthermosetting resins find use as coating materials.

Compounds of this invention may be used as sunscreen agents to protecthuman skin frommthe harmful had a molecular weight of 1000 and aviscosity of 13 centistokes at 25 C. Five and five-tenths grams (0.038mole) of adipic acid were added to the flask. The acid was insoluble inthe oil at room temperature but dissolved and water was formed when theflask was heated with stirring to 200 C. A solution was obtained. Thesolution was cooled to room temperature, 100 cc. of xylene were added tothe flask and 1.2 cc. of water was removed by distillation at 130160 C.The amount of water that would have been produced theoretically if thereaction had gone to completion was 1.37 cc. The remaining xylene wasremoved by heating the flask at subatmospheric pressure and up to 100 C.while bubbling argon through the contents of the flask. The product wasa very viscous yellow liquid that had a viscosity of 100,000 centistokesat 25 C., contained 1.2% by weight of nitrogen and had infra-redabsorption characteristic of the i CNH- group. The product was acopolymer that contained d1 methylsiloxane units and combined units thatmay be. represented by the structural formula:

To a 500 cc. flask equipped with stirrer were addeddelta-aminobutylmethyldiethoxysilane (75 grams, 0.37 mole) anddimethylterephthalate (35.6 grams, 0.185 mole). The latter wasinsoluble. The reactants were heated to 150 C., at which temperature themixture became a homogeneous liquid. During the heating 2-4 grams ofalcohol distilled leaving a material in the flash which became a whitesolid on cooling. This solid was heated at 230 C.. for 1 hour, duringwhich period an additional 12 grams of alcohol were distilled. Thus thetotal amount of alcohol distilled was 14-16 grams. The calculated amountof methanol that would have been produced had the reaction to formacylamino groups gone to completion was 12 grams. The final reactionproduct (residue in the flask) was a viscous, colorless liquid that gavethe following analysis:

Calculated for C H Si N O (percent by wt.): N, 5.2; Si, 10.4. Found(percent by wt.): N, 5.2; Si, 10.7.

The residue showed infra-red absorption characteristic of the sented bythe structural formula:

CH3 omn'ciNHmmnst-o C1115):

CaHn Example 111 Into a 500 cc. flask that was fitted with a mechanicalstirrer, a reflux condenser and a thermometer were placed adelta-aminobutylmethylsiloxane cyclic tetramer (102.7

12 grams, 0.78 gram-atom of N) and diethyl maleate (86.1 grams, 0.50mole). During the addition the temperature of the liquid contents of theflask rose to C. The solution was heated over a period of one hour atreduced pressure to a maximum temperature of about C. During the period,20 grams of liquid were distilled. No silicon-containing distillate wasproduced. The infra-red analysis of the product remaining in the flaskshowed strong absorption characteristic of the group O -("3NH Theresidue was a compound that may be represented by the structuralformula:

One hundred grams of gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and 22.4 gramsmaleic anhydride were stirred together at 2530 C. This liquid was heatedat reduced pressure in a stream of argon to a maximum temperature of 80C. Two and one-half grams of liquid were volatilized. The undistilledproduct in the flask was a liquid with a viscosity of 3200 centipoisesat 25 C. Infra-red analysis of the product showed absorptioncharacteristic of the --CNH group.

Calculated for C H Si N O (percent by wt): Si, 10.7; N, 5.3. Found(percent by wt.): Si, 10.6; N, 4.8. The product contained a pound of thefollowing structure:

What is claimed is:

1. An organosilicon acylamino compound selected from the groupconsisting of (l) silanes represented by the formula:

11 11 i M"CRCNH(CHz).,SiXa-b wherein M" is a member selected from thegroup consisting of the hydroxyl group, the halogen atoms, the 0Rgroups, and the f, NH(CH2)SiXs-b groups, R is a member selected from thegroup consisting of the aryl groups and the alkyl groups, R is a memberselected from the group consisting of the alkylene groups, the arylenegroups, the alkenylene groups and the divalent heterocyclic rings, saidheterocyclic rings being composed of carbon and at least one memberselected from the group consisting of the oxygen, sulfur and nitrogenatoms, R" is a member selected from the group consisting of the arylgroups, the alkyl groups and the aralkyl groups, X is an alkoxy group, ais an integer that has a value of at least 3 and b is aninteger that hasa value from 0 to 2, and (2) siloxanes containing at least one grouprepresented by the formula:

wherein c has a value from 0.1 to 1.0, M"" is a member selected from thegroup consisting of the halogen atoms and the OR groups and X, R, R'anda have the-above V defined meanings.

sisting of the hydroxyl group, the halogen atoms, the

wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of the hydroxylgroup, the halogen atoms, the OR groups, and the c llb NH( CH2) aSiXS-bgroups, R is a member selected from the group consisting of the arylgroups and the alkyl groups, R is a member selected from the groupconsisting of the alkylene groups, the arylene groups, the alkenylenegroups and the divalent heterocyclic rings, said heterocyclic ringsbeingcomposed of carbon and at least one member selected from the groupconsisting-of the oxygen, sulfur'and nitrogen atoms, R is a memberselected from the group consisting of the aryl groups, the alkyl groupsand the aralkyl groups, X isan alkoxy group, a is an integer that hasavalue of at least 3 and b is an integer that has a value from to 2.

3. The silane of claim 2 wherein M" is a hydroxyl (group, a has a valuefrom 3 to 4 and b has a value from to l.

4. The silane of claim 2 wherein M" is a halogen atom, a has a valuefrom 3 to 4 and b has a value from 0 to 1.

5. The silane of claim 2 wherein M is an OR' group, a has a value from 3to 4 and b has a value from 0 to l.

6. The silane of claim 2 wherein M is a 7. A silane that is representedby the structural formula:

8. A compound that is represented by the structural formula: a

9. A siloxane containing at least one group represented by the formula:

wherein c has a value from 0.1 to 1.0, M"" is a member selected from thegroup consisting of the halogen atoms and the OR groups, X is an alkoxygroup, R is a member selected from the group consisting of the alkylenegroups, the arylcne groups, the alkenylene groups and the divalentheterocyclic rings, said heterocyclic rings being composed of carbon andat least one member selected from the group consisting of the oxygen,sulfur and nitrogen atoms, R is a member selected from the groupconsisting of the aryl'groups and the alkyl groups and a is an integerthat has a value of at least 3.

10. A process for producing an organosilicon acylamino compound selectedfrom the group consisting of (l) acylaminoalkylalkoxysilanes representedby the formula:

wherein M is a member selected from the group congroups, R is a memberselected from the group consisting of the aryl groups and the alkylgroups, R is a member selected from the group consisting of the alkylenegroups, the arylene groups, the alkenylene groups and the divalentheterocyclic rings, said heterocyclic rings being composed of carbon andat least one member selected from the group consisting of the oxygen,sulfur and nitrogen atoms, R" is a member selected from the groupconsisting of the aryl groups, the alkyl groups and the aralkyl groups,X is an alkoxy group, a is an integer that base value of at least 3 andb is an integer that has -'a value from 0 to 2, and (2)acylaminoalkylalkoxysiloxanes containing-at least one group representedby the-formula:

silyl group selected from the group consisting of (a)aminoalkylalkoxysilanes represented by the formula:

PENN-732) .SiXs-o wherein R", X, a and b have the above-definedmeanings, and (b) aminoalkylsiloxanes represented by the formula:

mmomnsro g wherein X, a and 0 have the above-defined meanings and (B) anorganic dicarbonyl compound, said organic dicarbonyl compound beingrepresented by the formula:

R(CO) M' wherein R has the above-defined meaning and M is a memberselected from the group consisting of the oxygen atom, (OH) G Where G isa halogen atom and (OR); wherein R has the above-defined meaning when anacylaminoalkylalkoxysilane is being produced, and said organicdicarbonyl compound being represented by the formula:'

wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of G where G isa halogen atom and (OR),, Where R has the above-defined meaning and Rhas the above-defined meaning when an acylaminoalkylalkoxysiloxane isbeing produced, and (II) maintaining the mixture at a temperature atwhich the compound containing the aminoalkylsilyl group and the organicdicarbonyl compound react to produce the organosilicon acylaminocompound;

11. A process for producing an acylaminoalkylalkoxysilane represented bythe formula:

0 I M. M"-h-R o Nnom .snn-t wherein M" is a member selected from thegroup consisting of the hydroxyl group, the halogen atoms, the

OR groups, and the T5 and the -divalent .heterocyclic rings, said'he'terocy'clic rings being composed of carbon and at least one mernberselected from the group consisting of the oxygen, sulfur and nitrogenatoms, R" is a member selected from the group consisting of the arylgroups, the alkyl groups and the aralkyl groups, X is an alkoxy group, ais an integer that has a value of at least 3 and his an integer that hasa value from 0 to 2 which process comprises forming a mixture of anaminoalkylalkoxysilane represented by the formula:

Rll 11,N(oE2 ',s iXzwherein R", X, a and b have the above-definedmeanings and an organic dicarbonyl compound that is represented byv theformula: R CO M T6 silaneand the organic dicarbonyl compound react toproduce the acylaminoalkylalkoxysilane.

12. The process of claim 11 wherein M" is a chlorine atom, a has a valuefrom 3 to 4, b has a value from 0 to 1 and M is a C1 group.

13. The process of claim 11 wherein M" is a hydroxyl group, a has avalue from 3 to 4, b has a value from 0 ml and M is an (OH) group.

14. The process of claim 11 wherein M" is an OR group, a has a valuefrom 3 to 4, b has a value from 0 to 1 and M is an (OR) group.

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1. AN ORGANOSILICON ACYLAMINO COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) SILANES REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA: 